I was just reading a blog in which my sister referred to a limousine ride we shared in 1989. We also apparently share the memory, though my point of view was from the back seat and hers from the front. Seems simultaneously like last month and a thousand years ago. She also wrote about time. Oh, just go read it. No point in my trying to rephrase what she already put so well. But come back for the God part...
So while I'm reading this, I'm holding one of Eckhart Tolle's books. Not because I'm reading it, but because I need something to set my laptop on since it's becoming uncomfortably hot on my lap and The Power of Now happens to be within my grasp (literally). :-) Austin is playing a song on his guitar that I think is by James Taylor, so I try Google to figure out what it is. The following lyrics pop up and I have one of those little moments of superconsciousness - like a flashbulb going off in my head, illuminating everything for an instant, but leaving me with only the afterimage...
The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time
Any fool can do it
There aint nothing to it
Nobody knows how we got to
The top of the hill
But since we're on our way down
We might as well enjoy the ride
The secret of love is in opening up your heart
Its okay to feel afraid
But dont let that stand in your way
cause anyone knows that love is the only road
And since we're only here for a while
Might as well show some style
Give us a smile
Isnt it a lovely ride
Sliding down
Gliding down
Try not to try too hard
Its just a lovely ride
Now the thing about time is that time
Isnt really real
Its just your point of view
How does it feel for you
Einstein said he could never understand it all
Planets spinning through space
The smile upon your face
Welcome to the human race
Some kind of lovely ride
Ill be sliding down
Ill be gliding down
Try not to try too hard
Its just a lovely ride
Isnt it a lovely ride
Sliding down
Gliding down
Try not to try too hard
Its just a lovely ride
Now the secret of life is enjoying the passage of time
-James Taylor
Thursday, February 19, 2009
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James Taylor said it so beautifully! Thanks for that. I'll look up the song and enjoy it some more.
ReplyDeleteDeep! And I am just sitting here watching High School Musical 3. Enlightening... not really. But your moment of enlightenment was much more interesting. I am always amazed at the odd ways God reveals himself.
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